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Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
Phone:
+61 3 9270 5000

Address:
9 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia

The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed in 1880. It is located at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district. It was built to host the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880–81 and later hosted the opening of the first Parliament of Australia in 1901. Throughout the 20th century smaller sections and wings of the building were subject to demolition and fire; however, the main building, known as the Great Hall, survived. It received restoration throughout the 1990s and in 2004 became the first building in Australia to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, being one of the last remaining major 19th-century exhibition buildings in the world. It is the world's most complete surviving site from the International Exhibition movement 1851–1914. It sits adjacent to the Melbourne Museum and is the largest item in Museum Victoria's collection. Today, the building hosts various exhibitions and other events and is closely tied with events at the Melbourne Museum.
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